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Clark Art Institute to Air Metropolitan Opera's "Salome"| 08:16AM / Monday, May 12, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute will present a broadcast of the Metropolitan Opera’s production of "Salome" on Saturday, May 17, at 1 p.m. The screening is part of the 2024–25 season of The Met: Live in HD and will take place in the auditorium located in the Manton Research Center. The broadcast will feature the live performance, including backstage interviews and commentary. Yannick Nézet-Séguin will conduct Strauss’s opera, with Claus Guth directing a new production set in the Victorian era. The cast includes South African soprano Elza van den Heever as Salome, Swedish baritone Peter Mattei as Jochanaan, German tenor Gerhard
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North Berkshire Contra Dance Scheduled for Saturday| 06:07PM / Friday, May 09, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.— The North Berkshire Contra Dance will host its monthly community contra dance on Saturday, May 10, from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. The event will feature live music by Joy Factor, a Massachusetts-based trio, and dance instruction by Albany caller Peter Stix. The contra dance will take place in the Community Hall of the First Congregational Church, located at 906 Main St., Williamstown. Instruction will begin at 7:30 p.m. The admission fee is pay-as-you-can, with a suggested range of $12 to $20. Joy Factor includes Gianna Marzilli Ericson and Rebecca Rose Weiss on fiddles, and Henry Yoshimura on guitar. The trio performs original, Celtic, Quebecois, and Old Time
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Clark Art Institute to Screen 'The Quiet Man'| 12:26PM / Friday, May 09, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute will continue its Pastoral on Paper film series with a screening of "The Quiet Man" (1952) on Thursday, May 15, at 6 p.m. The event will be held in the Manton Research Center. Directed by John Ford and set in the 1920s, "The Quiet Man" stars John Wayne as Sean Thornton, an American boxer who returns to his birthplace of Innisfree to claim his family farm. The film explores themes of tradition, ceremony, and rural life. The film has a run time of 2 hours and 9 minutes. The screening is free. Accessible seating is available; for inquiries, call 413 458 0524. >> Read More |
Misty Blues Benefit Concert Scheduled for Berkshire Nursing Families| 07:28AM / Friday, May 09, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Berkshire Nursing Families (BNF) has announced a benefit concert featuring the band Misty Blues. The event is scheduled for Friday, May 16, 2025, at 7 p.m. at the '62 Center at Williams College. Misty Blues is expected to perform their Queens of the Blues set. The concert will support BNF's mission to provide free feeding and parenting support to families in the Berkshire County region. Established in 1998, BNF offers services such as in-home lactation consultations, a 24/7 support line, peer groups, playgroups, and childbirth and breastfeeding classes. The organization relies on community support to offer these services at no cost to >> Read More |
Images Cinema Fundraiser to Feature Christopher Reeve Documentary| 07:58AM / Thursday, May 08, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Images Cinema will host a fundraising event, "Remembering Christopher Reeve," on Wednesday, May 14, as part of its Look Forward Capital Campaign. The event will begin with a VIP reception at 6 p.m. in the Images Lounge, featuring special guest James Naughton and community members. This will be followed by a screening of the documentary "Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story" and a conversation in the theater. The Look Forward campaign aims to continue the legacy of Christopher Reeve and enhance accessibility at the theater. Reeve, known for his portrayal of Superman and his involvement with the Williamstown Theatre >> Read More |
Clark Art to Host Gallery Talk for People with Dementia and Caregivers| 07:48AM / Wednesday, May 07, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute will host a free gallery talk program, "Meet Me at the Clark," on Monday, May 12, at 1 p.m. The program is designed for individuals living with dementia and their care partners. The event will take place in the permanent collection galleries when the museum is closed to the general public. Specially trained educators will lead open-ended conversations about art. Advance registration is required, and capacity is limited. To register, individuals should call the Education Department Coordinator at 413 458 0563. Care partners must also register. More information can be found at clarkart.edu/events. >> Read More |
Clark Art Hosts Mother's Day| 07:22AM / Wednesday, May 07, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute will host a day of activities on Sunday, May 11, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., centered on themes of mothers and maternal love. From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., a selection of prints, drawings, and photographs depicting motherhood will be on view at the Manton Study Center for Works on Paper. From 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., a button-making activity will take place at the Clark Center. Participants can explore personal, family, and community values through button design. At 2 p.m., an interactive engagement focused on representations of care within the permanent collection galleries will be led by an educator. This program is open to all ages. Visitors can also
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Clark Art Screens 'The Boy and the Heron'| 07:43AM / Thursday, May 01, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Thursday, May 8 at 8:15 pm, the Clark Art Institute screens director Hayao Miyazaki's "The Boy and the Heron" (2023). The Clark is the concluding venue for the area film series hosted by Williams College students examining how contemporary films work to pair grief and landscape. The screening is free and takes place outdoors on the Reflecting Pool lawn. According to a press release: How do directors use landscapes to interpret feelings of grief? What can cinematic landscapes teach us about grief? In this elegiac animated film from Studio Ghibli, a magical world connects a young boy named Mahito with his longed-for >> Read More |
Clark Art Film Screening and Poetry Event| 08:14AM / Tuesday, April 29, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Saturday, May 3 at 4 pm, the Clark Art Institute presents "Walt Whitman Comes to the Clark," a combination film screening and poetry event centering around Whitman's most famous poem, "Song of Myself." This free event takes place in the Clark's Manton Research Center auditorium. According to a press release: Whitman's "barbaric yawp," "Song of Myself" celebrates freedom, inclusion, and democracy. Working with this iconic piece, theater collective Compagnia de' Colombari has created seven short films with actors and musicians around the globe bringing Whitman's words to >> Read More |
Clark Art to Host Final First Sunday Free with Focus on Art and Wellness| 08:00AM / Tuesday, April 29, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute will present its final First Sunday Free of the season on Sunday, May 4, with a focus on Art and Wellness. Free admission will be offered from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event will feature activities exploring the relationship between art and well-being, including a pop-up installation of prints and drawings in the Manton Study Center for Works on Paper from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The installation will showcase works on paper that explore themes of mental, physical, and spiritual healing through drawings, prints, and watercolors. Throughout the day, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., visitors can participate in various activities such as all-ages >> Read More |
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